SOUL MATE (Hong Kong/China, 2016) during CinemAsia on Tour Rotterdam

Hi guys, A bit last minute but CinemAsia On Tour is coming to Rotterdam this weekend, with a program of 6 Asian films and the CinemAsia FilmLAB shorts made by Dutch filmmakers with a story about the Asian diaspora in the Netherlands. All films you might not wanna miss, as all the films are English subtitled! For Sunday 7 May, my pick from the program is:

SOUL MATE 七月與安生 (Hong Kong/China, 2016) by Derek Tsang
Cast: ZHOU Dongyu, MA Sichun, Toby LEE While taking the subway home from work in Shanghai, Ansen (Zhou Dongyu) has a fateful encounter with old flame Jia-ming (Li Cheng-bin). He informs her of the existence of ‘Soul Mate’: an online, autobiographical serial chronicling Ansen’s former friendship with author July (Ma Sichun). When Ansen starts reading the serial, she gets flooded with repressed, emotional memories spanning two decades of her life. Despite being polar opposites, the rebellious Ansen and the modest July seemed destined to remain best friends for life, ever since forming an almost inseparable bond at age thirteen. This all changed, however, when Jia-ming entered their lives, and the three formed a close-knit group of friends; a triangle that would impact their plans for the future in a most unexpected and tragic manner.

SOUL MATE is based on the critically acclaimed bestseller of author Anni Baopei. The film won two Best Actress Awards at the Golden Horse Awards 2016, and received twelve nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2017.

After the film there is a Talkshow about China's Generation Y with Ed Sander (ChinaTalk, China2015.nl) and Jing Chu (Wechat Blogger fab.密 and PR professional) - moderated by Ian Yang (CinemAsia programmer and professional in cultural exchange projects between Europe and the greater China). Click here for more info on the film and the talkshow and for ticket sales: http://cinemasia.nl/en/?x-portfolio=soul-mate-%E4%B8%83%E6%9C%88%E8%88%87%E5%AE%89%E7%94%9F